China The United States gives all of their citizen’s freedom of the press. U.S citizens are able to write and express their views on things that happens within the country and also throughout the world. Many countries do not give their citizens this privilege because they are hiding something from their citizens and do not want the people to know what is happening throughout the world for various reasons. China is one of those countries that do not give their citizens freedom of press, and hide things from them.
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Chinese citizens have some freedoms of the press but they are also limited to what they are able to share with the public. Chinese media allows authorities to crack down on any news story that may potentially expose any government secrets and endanger the country. More than a dozen government bodies review and enforce laws to control what information comes into, within and from China."The most powerful monitoring body is the Communist Party's Central Propaganda Department, which coordinates with General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) and State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television to ensure content promotes party doctrine. The challenges currently faced in China is Communism." (CFR)Chinese citizens have been punished for sharing things with the country the government does not want the people to know. Anything that can endanger the country or make the citizens come to rebel the government keeps hidden from its people.
Journalism Heroes
A woman by the name of Gao Yu was born in 1944. Gao Yu started her career in 1979, as a reporter for the China News Service. She published an article called “Hong Kong’s Mirror Monthly”. This made the mayor very mad and took it as turmoil and rebellion, and she was soon arrested in 1989 after the Tienanmen Square protests.What Gao Yu did was that she allegedly leaked state secrets. After continuing to write articles she kept getting arrested. Gao Yu became the first journalist to receive the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.
Another Chinese journalism hero goes by the name of Qui Ziming. Qui Ziming was put on the wanted list for whistle blowing. "Qiu Ziming, a reporter with the Economic Observer, has been on the run for days after appearing on a national wanted list over his reports exposing alleged improprieties by a major battery manufacturer based in eastern China."(CPJ),But Qiu has continued to defiantly defend his innocence and demand justice in blog entries, earning public support. Qui says she was only reporting the truth. On a online poll 98% of people that Qui was trusted in his reports. The Economic Observer - an independent weekly newspaper considered one of the most respected financial publications in China - last month put out a particularly bold statement in defense of Qiu.“We strongly condemn the use of public power to suppress and threaten the personal safety of media professionals,” it said.
Does Freedom of Speech Really Exist?
The Chinese constitution promise the citizens freedom of speech, but is there really freedom of speech? "The constitution also prohibits doing anything contrary to state interests, which seems to include dissent. Second, and more fundamentally, the rights enumerated in the Chinese constitution are not enforceable unless the national legislature makes them so by passing a supplementary law. The ruling Communist Party can violate Article 35 with impunity, because the courts won't apply it against the government."(CFR) Many journalists have been arrested for sharing information that the government did not want being shared and published throughout the country. Not all journalists get arrested if they publicize something the government did not want them publicizing it. Other penalties include a stern rebuke, losing your job, brief detention, or re-education through labor.
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Mainland journalists are now forced to sign a secrecy agreement with their employers before they can obtain a press pass, in another step in the party's tightening grip on the media. Journalists for the first time will have to sign the confidentiality agreement as a prerequisite to the press certificate, a unique system on the mainland that gives holders access to significant state events and official interviews.
Central government departments tend to grant interviews only to reporters who carry the certificate.
Under the agreement - which comes in force today - journalists should not release information they get from interviews, press conferences or other events on their personal blog, "microblog or their messaging app WeChat without their employers’ consent."
"They are also banned from referencing this information in public events, such as forums, and passing on tips to the foreign media or writing columns for them."
Rules In China
Law in the People's Republic of China is currently undergoing gradual reform, as many elements inside and outside the country emphasize the need to strengthen the rule of law in China, and international trade and globalization spur transformations in various areas of Chinese domestic law.The Chinese government has long kept tight reins on both traditional and new media to avoid potential subversion of its authority. Its tactics often entail strict media controls using monitoring systems and firewalls, shuttering publications or websites, and jailing dissident journalists, bloggers, and activists.
Works Cited
-Council on Foreign Relations/ Media Censorship in China (CFR)
The United States gives all of their citizen’s freedom of the press. U.S citizens are able to write and express their views on things that happens within the country and also throughout the world. Many countries do not give their citizens this privilege because they are hiding something from their citizens and do not want the people to know what is happening throughout the world for various reasons. China is one of those countries that do not give their citizens freedom of press, and hide things from them.
Censorship
Chinese citizens have some freedoms of the press but they are also limited to what they are able to share with the public.
Chinese media allows authorities to crack down on any news story that may potentially expose any government secrets and endanger the country. More than a dozen government bodies review and enforce laws to control what information comes into, within and from China."The most powerful monitoring body is the Communist Party's Central Propaganda Department, which coordinates with General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) and State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television to ensure content promotes party doctrine. The challenges currently faced in China is Communism." (CFR) Chinese citizens have been punished for sharing things with the country the government does not want the people to know. Anything that can endanger the country or make the citizens come to rebel the government keeps hidden from its people.
Journalism Heroes
A woman by the name of Gao Yu was born in 1944. Gao Yu started her career in 1979, as a reporter for the China News Service. She published an article called “Hong Kong’s Mirror Monthly”. This made the mayor very mad and took it as turmoil and rebellion, and she was soon arrested in 1989 after the Tienanmen Square protests.What Gao Yu did was that she allegedly leaked state secrets.
After continuing to write articles she kept getting arrested. Gao Yu became the first journalist to receive the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.
Does Freedom of Speech Really Exist?
The Chinese constitution promise the citizens freedom of speech, but is there really freedom of speech? "The constitution also prohibits doing anything contrary to state interests, which seems to include dissent. Second, and more fundamentally, the rights enumerated in the Chinese constitution are not enforceable unless the national legislature makes them so by passing a supplementary law. The ruling Communist Party can violate Article 35 with impunity, because the courts won't apply it against the government."(CFR) Many journalists have been arrested for sharing information that the government did not want being shared and published throughout the country. Not all journalists get arrested if they publicize something the government did not want them publicizing it. Other penalties include a stern rebuke, losing your job, brief detention, or re-education through labor.
ICOPFTSOJ
Mainland journalists are now forced to sign a secrecy agreement with their employers before they can obtain a press pass, in another step in the party's tightening grip on the media. Journalists for the first time will have to sign the confidentiality agreement as a prerequisite to the press certificate, a unique system on the mainland that gives holders access to significant state events and official interviews.
Central government departments tend to grant interviews only to reporters who carry the certificate.
Under the agreement - which comes in force today - journalists should not release information they get from interviews, press conferences or other events on their personal blog, "microblog or their messaging app WeChat without their employers’ consent."
"They are also banned from referencing this information in public events, such as forums, and passing on tips to the foreign media or writing columns for them."
Rules In China
Law in the People's Republic of China is currently undergoing gradual reform, as many elements inside and outside the country emphasize the need to strengthen the rule of law in China, and international trade and globalization spur transformations in various areas of Chinese domestic law.The Chinese government has long kept tight reins on both traditional and new media to avoid potential subversion of its authority. Its tactics often entail strict media controls using monitoring systems and firewalls, shuttering publications or websites, and jailing dissident journalists, bloggers, and activists.
Works Cited
-Council on Foreign Relations/ Media Censorship in China (CFR)
-Committee To Protect Journalists/ (CPJ)